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#7f0ef1

a balanced, electric violet · cool · closest name: Blue Violet

RGB
127, 14, 241
HSL
270°, 89%, 50%
CMYK
47, 94, 0, 6
Luminance
0.1118

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7f0ef1 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7f0ef1
Hue
270°
violet
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
50%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
42%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1118
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
67/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
6.49:1
Closest name
Blue Violet
ΔE2000 3.4
Where it sits
Hue270° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness50%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool67% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#7f0ef1
RGBrgb(127, 14, 241)
HSLhsl(270, 89%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 94%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(39.9 78.6 -87.1)
LCHlch(39.9 117.3 312.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.519 0.278 295.8)
Decimal8326897
Display P3color(display-p3 0.498 0.055 0.945)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7f0ef1;
background-color: #7f0ef1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7f0ef1] bg-[#7f0ef1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7f0ef1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.498, green: 0.055, blue: 0.945)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7f0ef1")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7F0EF1)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(241, 14, 127)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #7f0ef1 · 6.49:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.49:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.24:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #7f0ef1 as text scores 6.49:1 on white and 3.24:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7f0ef1 on white: 6.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7f0ef1 on black: 3.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #005FF6
deuteranopia · #005BED
tritanopia · #5D608E

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7f0ef1 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7F2FD
#F0E5FB
#DEC4F8
#C795F9
#AB60F6
#8E2BF3
#7f0ef1
#660BC1
#51099A
#3D0B6F
#260746
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F7F2FDDarkest = 950 · #260746
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7F2FD;
  --brand-100: #F0E5FB;
  --brand-200: #DEC4F8;
  --brand-300: #C795F9;
  --brand-400: #AB60F6;
  --brand-500: #8E2BF3;
  --brand-600: #7f0ef1;
  --brand-700: #660BC1;
  --brand-800: #51099A;
  --brand-900: #3D0B6F;
  --brand-950: #260746;
  --brand: #7f0ef1;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #7f0ef1

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F7F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#D6C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#734B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#96C507
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#400778
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F2E7FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1C1424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #7f0ef1

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#80F10E
Analogous left#0E0EF1
Analogous right#F10EF1
Split-complement 1#F1F10E
Split-complement 2#0EF10E
Triadic 1#F17F0E
Triadic 2#0EF17F
Tetradic#F10E0E

RGB percentages

Red49.8%
Green5.5%
Blue94.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan47.3%
Magenta94.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#7f0ef1 text on a black background

contrast 3.24:1

Card sample

#7f0ef1 text on a white background

contrast 6.49:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7f0ef1;
Background color
Panel with #7f0ef1 background
background-color: #7f0ef1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7f0ef1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(127, 14, 241, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(127, 14, 241, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7f0ef1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f0ef1, #F10ECC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7f0ef1

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#7f0ef1 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#7f0ef1, answered

What color is #7f0ef1?

#7f0ef1 is a balanced electric violet, closest to Blue Violet (ΔE2000 3.4). It sits at 270° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 50% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7f0ef1?

rgb(127, 14, 241) — 127 red, 14 green and 241 blue out of 255, or 49.8% / 5.5% / 94.5% by channel.

Is #7f0ef1 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1118 and perceived brightness is 42%, so white text on it reaches 6.49:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7f0ef1?

White. It scores 6.49:1 against #7f0ef1, versus 3.24:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7f0ef1?

#80F10E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F1F10E and #0EF10E, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7f0ef1?

For interface work: #F7F4FA as the surface, #D6C0ED for borders, #734B9B for secondary text, #96C507 as an accent and #400778 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #0E0EF1 and #F10EF1 stays calm, while #80F10E is the loudest partner.

What is #7f0ef1 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(47%, 94%, 0%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #7f0ef1 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 67 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D20EF1; nudged cooler, #2A0BF4.

Work with #7f0ef1 in the Color Lab